Hand numbering-machine.



PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907 H. P. HAMBURG. HAND NUMBBRING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIQH FILED OUT. 10, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY PHILIP HAMBURG, OF MORRIS PARK, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TOCUSHMAN & DENISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N.'Y., ACORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

HAND NUMBERING-IVIACHINE- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 25, 1907.

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Be it known that I, HENRY PHILIP HAM- BURG, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Morris Park, Long Island, county ofQueens, State of New York, have invented certain Improvements in HandNumbering-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a specific means of controlling the operationso that the machine can be set to repeat, duplicate, or numberconsecutively.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure l is a front elevation: Fig. 2, adetail side elevation of the lower part of the sliding frame carryingthe numbering wheels, showing one adjustment of the pawls; and Figs. 3and 4 are transverse sections on the same line showing two otheradjustments.

a is the swinging pawl carrying frame whose side arms a rock upon theshaft 5 of the numbering wheels 00. This shaft is shown in section, Fig.2. Itsends run in vertical guide grooves in side plates 0 of the frame.Links d applied to the pawl frame are pivoted at their upper ends to theinner faces of these side plates. The pawl plate 6 is hinged upon a rodf carried by the pawl frame and is normally urged toward the wheels bythe usual spring g.

In Fig. 2, the longest or units wheel pawl of the gang of pawls ismarked h and is also indicated by the dotted lines it in Figs. 3 and 4.Other pawls are, successively, of shorter length as is well understood.On the end of the pawl plate opposite that carrying the units wheel pawlh, is a projectiont' extending parallel with the axis of the pawl plate.On the rod f upon which the pawl plate is swung is fitted to turn andslide a segmental plate 3' having therein, adjacent its peripheralportion, three apertures marked 1, 2, 3, properly spaced. A coiledspring is applied around the rod 1) urges the plate toward or againstthe end of the pawl plate. By moving the segmental plate j outwardlyagainst the tension of its spring, it may be swung upon the rod f sothat the projection?) may be entered into either of the apertures 1, 2,3, thereby determining the adjustment for repeating, duplieating ornumbering consecutively. When, as in Fig. 2, the projection); is inaperture 1, the plate 7' is held away from the peripherally recessedcontrolling wheels m, and the pawl plate carrying the gang of feed pawlsis free to move to efiect uniform operation of the wheels forconsecutive numbering. When the projection is in aperture 2, engagementof the segmental platein the bottom of the recesses in the Wheel 'm,results in duplication of successive numbers. When the projection is inaperture 3, the pawls are at all times held out of engagement with theircorresponding wheel ratchet and, the wheels not being operated, the samenumber may be repeated indefinitely.

Various devices for controlling the pawl plate to control the gang ofpawls with reference to the ratchets of the numbering wheels have beendevised but, so far as I know, the specific construction illustrated anddescribed is new.

I claim as my invention:

1. A hand numbering machine comprising the combination of the rotatablenumbering wheels, a swinging pawl frame carrying a projecting rodco-incident with its axis,

a pawl carrying plate pivotally connected to the swinging frame, alaterally sliding plate mounted on said projecting rod, a spring act-.ing normally to press the laterally sliding plate laterally toward thepawl carrying plate, means whereby the sliding plate and pawl carryingplate may be interlocked at different points and a recessed controllingwheel cooperating with the sliding plate in the differ ent positions towhich the latter may be adjusted, substantially as set forth.

2. hand numbering machine comprising the combination of a swinging pawlframe carrying a rod parallel with the aXis of the frame, a pawlcarrying plate swinging upon said rod, a spring normally urging the pawlplate toward the numbering wheels, a segmental plate mounted to turn andslide upon said rod at one side of the pawl plate and having threespaced apertures therein adapted to engage a projection on the end ofthe pawl plate, a spring normally urging the segmental plate against theend of the pawl plate and a peripherally recessed controlling wheel dthwhich the segmental plate 00- operates, whereby adjustment may be madefor repeating, duplicating, 0r consecutive numbering.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed. my name.

HENRY PHILIP HAMBURG.

WVitnesses:

MAGNUS HANNING, MARY G. CAITHNESS.

